Game Changers Spotlight: What’s Love Got to Do with It? When It Comes to Culture, Lead From the Heart

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Featuring Sheryl Palmer, Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Sheryl Palmer is the chairman and chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a highly respected home builder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. In January, she will present one of six Game Changers sessions at the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Game Changers are twice-daily keynotes that feature brilliant thought leaders who are transforming the...

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Game Changers Spotlight: Building Your Brand, Build Your Business: Becoming the #1 Choice in a Crowded Market

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Featuring Gerry O’Brion, CSP, MBA

Gerry O’Brion is a marketing and branding expert who has worked on several nationally recognized brands such as Procter & Gamble, Quiznos, Red Robin and Coors Brewing, and the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) is bringing him to Las Vegas Convention Center to present one of six Game Changers sessions.

Game Changers are twice-daily keynotes that feature brilliant thought-leaders who are transforming the way we think about and...

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NAHB Education: Sunday’s Line-Up

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Sixteen NAHB Education Courses will be offered before the start of the 2020 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS). These one- and two-day courses give you a chance to dive deeper into specific industry topics and to increase your skill set.

The NAHB Education Courses available on Sunday, January 19 include:

Principles of Residential Marketing: Research & Analysis Classroom | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Developing a new home community that is...

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Game Changers Spotlight Reaching New Audiences: How to Market, Sell & Serve a Wider Range of Buyers

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Featuring Kelly McDonald—Founder of McDonald Marketing

If you could generate sales simply by marketing to your existing customers and raking in referrals, making money would be a cakewalk. In reality, growing your business depends on your ability to reach and serve new, niche customer groups. But how do you win over customers you may not know or understand well?

You need to break through barriers such as gender, age, life stage, race or ethnicity to show prospects you truly...

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NAHB Education: Saturday’s Line-Up

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Sixteen NAHB Education Courses will be offered before the start of the 2020 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS). These one- and two-day courses give you a chance to dive deeper into specific industry topics and to increase your skill set.

The NAHB Education Courses available on Saturday, January 18 include:

Universal Design Essentials | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This course shifts the focus from custom accessibility-related modifications to...

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New for IBS 2020: Master Workshops are changing!

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Previously known as Master Sessions, these advanced, 3-hour workshops dig deep into specific industry topics.

This year they will be held on Monday, January 20—the day before the show officially kicks off as part of Pre-show Education—and will be available to all registered show attendees for an additional fee.

Previously, these Master Workshops were offered throughout the three-day show. With the change to Monday, the Master Workshops will now be held in spaces that can...

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2020 IBS Education Sneak Peek

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Plans for the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) are underway. Be prepared to learn, connect and grow with these incredible educational offerings:

New for IBS 2020: Master Workshops are changing!

Previously known as Master Sessions, these advanced, 3-hour workshops dig deep into specific industry topics.

This year they will be held on Monday, January 20, the day before the show officially kicks off as part of pre-show education and will be...

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IBS Education On Demand: 6 Months Left to Access Sessions

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You loved IBS 2019, right? But the biggest challenge while at the Builders’ Show was attending the many great programs that were available during the three-day show.

That’s why IBS Education On Demand is such a valuable tool. It’s a full library of recorded sessions from the Builders’ Show that is available to an IBS Full Registrant* for one year after the show. This library gives you access to over 130 sessions that took place during IBS 2019, so if you missed one word or one...

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IBS 2020 Pre-Show Education: Construction Contracts and Law

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Many construction or remodeling businesses run on a lean operational budget and are too small to have a full-time legal advisor on staff or on retainer. This is why it’s important to understand basic contract law.

The Construction Contracts and Law Course is ideal for builders, remodelers, designers and more as it will help you decipher the many details of the legal contracts you need to operate your business, such as mandatory and option provisions, warranties and arbitration...

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IBS 2020 Pre-Show Education: Advanced High Performance Building: Project Management

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The Advanced High Performance Building: Project Management course is designed to boost production efficiency and customer satisfaction by teaching you how to integrate high performance practices and certifications, such as Nation Green Building Standard and LEED, into a streamlined project management process.

Combining Project Management Institute concepts with the whole-house approach to building, this one-day course identifies important systems, documents and communication strategies....

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